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Nora Gonzalez

Julie Baker

English 1301

3 March 2024

Bts Love Yourself: Answer Album - Visual Analysis

This visual text is from a korean group called Bts in their

album Love Yourself: Answer. This group has several albums that

start with Love Yourself but this one expresses more about loving

oneself. The album cover has bright colors and includes a heart to

express self-love. Bts has shown and expressed in their album about

loving yourself truly. They have helped millions of people through

their music and even through speeches. That is their main objective

to reach millions of people and help them to learn to love themselves.

The cover created by Bts with its logo has been shown throughout social media. This cover

includes the big letters that are L and Y that abbreviate to Love Yourself. These two words by

themselves have created an impact in today’s world. It demonstrates an important message that is

intended to spread across the world. Their message is to get people to learn self love within their

music and be able to reach millions of hearts. With this being spread out, not only through social

media, music, platforms, or ads it can help people to hear and learn about this topic. It can grab

listeners attention not just within the music but by seeing the cover and the words Love Yourself.

That will be the first step to let people know about Bts and their message. Later seeking

information to be able to achieve that goal of self love. This visually can be a motivation to know

more about Bts album Love Yourself: Answer intended purpose.

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On the other hand, the color scheme on the album includes various pastel colors. These

colors set up a warm tone that can captivate a person’s attention. The soft pastel pink symbolizes

the feeling of kindness and compassion. This is a nurturing color that takes people back to their

childhoods. The color orange is a symbol of optimism, happiness, and youthful connections

which sets a feeling of joy. Blue is a soothing, peaceful color which is considered as calming.

This can help people feel a sense of calmness just looking at the cover. The purple in this cover

as a Bts meaning that they themselves have created. Bts uses the color purple throughout their

journey which is known to millions of fans. Purple refers to, “I will trust and love you for a long

time.” This message was created by one of the Bts members and it shows their love towards their

fans called the Army. The color purple has also reached millions of people and that will help to

get them to see this album. The colors itself make an impact visually and the meaning behind

them. That is Bts intention to grab people and learn about their message of learning to self-love.

Many people don’t know how to love oneself and struggle to do so.

In addition, the album has a longer image of the heart but isn’t shown often rather than

the original. This heart is the beginning part of the other three hearts that are included. The image

shown is the first heart and it stands for the letter S. While the other hearts look similar yet

different also holds a letter which are E, L, and F. Together it stands for SELF which this cover

represents Self-Love. Bts agency has stated the cover’s meaning that represents “the step of

self-love that has been developed by looking back on oneself after suffering.” Taking a look back

at our experience hardships makes people understand and self reflect. After self reflection, it

helps to look at everything around with positive emotions.

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In conclusion, Bts Love Yourself: Answer Album showcases the importance of learning to love

yourself. Bts has an international message intended to reach millions of hearts and provides

dedication towards it. They have been promoting self-love through their music and through

different platforms and their goal is to spread that message worldwide. Teaching others to learn

to love yourself and that there are struggles in order to achieve it. Happiness can come within

those struggles to be able to get and maintain that self love for ourselves. The color on the album

sets up a warm tone with pastel colors that each have a significance. Bts agency has even

mentioned on the cover of Bts Love Yourself: Answer Album and the struggle of self love. Army

has helped Bts’ music get recognized worldwide without this Bts intended message of Love

Yourself wouldn’t reach around the globe.

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Work Cited

Ocampo, Angeles. “Answer: Love Myself’ by BTS Promotes Self Love.” Tri,

tricolortimes.com/4615/a-e/reviews/answer-love-myself-by-bts-promotes-self-love/. 22

Feb.2024